1986–87 Australian region cyclone season


The 1986–87 Australian region cyclone season was the latest starting Australian season on record. A below-average tropical cyclone season, it officially started on 1 November 1986, and officially ended on 30 April 1987, with the last system dissipating on 27 May.

Seasonal summary



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Systems

Severe Tropical Cyclone Connie

Connie, 15 to 23 January 1987. Made landfall over Port Hedland on 19 January. Moderate damage was reported in Port Hedland and Whim Creek.

Tropical Cyclone Irma

Irma, 19 to 22 January 1987, Gulf of Carpentaria.

Tropical Cyclone Damien

Damien, 30 January to 9 February 1987, near Western Australia.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jason

Jason stuck the Northern Territory in February, 1987 damaging 20 buildings.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie

Elsie, 21 to 27 February 1987, near Western Australia. Catastrophic damage was reported at Mandora Station.

Tropical Cyclone Kay

Kay, 6 to 17 April 1987, Papua-Newguinea and Western Australia.

Tropical Cyclone Blanch(e)

Blanch, entered the Australian region basin on 22 May, and dissipated on 27 May 1987, off the east coast of Australia.

Other systems

The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Uma formed within the region on 4 February, before it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin later that day. The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Veli formed during the next day, about to the south-east of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. During the next day the low moved eastwards and gradually developed further, before it became equivalent to a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, as it reached its 10-minute sustained windspeeds of. As the system continued to move eastwards it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin during 7 February, before TCWC Nadi named it Veli later that day on the basis of satellite derived evidence.

Seasonal effects